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Gerry Todd
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Is Colin Cowherd still on TV? I haven't replaced my set since the last time I saw him.

Fake photo. No way The Nuge is touching a 53 yo woman.

Trying to finish King's It (unabridged audiobook), out of stubbornness, I guess. It's awful. Flashbacks shouldn't have flashbacks. Richie Tozier is the worst literary creation I've ever encountered. It's incredibly creepy (in a bad way), and I haven't even gotten to the orgy. Was he still on drugs when he wrote

At this point they need to do one of those Dominoes style "We've reached bottom, LOL!" style commercials, maybe using the footage of that Sioux City plane pinwheeling down the runway.

Prospero's Books. Lost me from the opening scene, which consists of papers fluttering while an offscreen voice yells "bosun!" for, I want to say, half an hour. Oh and later John Geilgud takes a bath.

Bagels used to be "washed" with lye, until OSHA had to ruin everything just because a few guys suffered horrible burns. So even the best bagels aren't what they used to be.

It really is. He really puts some effort into Bill's stuttering and those atrocious dialects King is so fond of.

I've seen Sampo, a.k.a. The Day the Earth Froze. It actually turned up randomly on my local VHF Saturday matinee "Creature Feature", years before MST3K got to it. It's safe to say it was not a restored print. I found its drabness unsettling.

"I came here to retrieve my Ring of Invisibility from the bugbear lair, not to engage in a bunch of made up nonsense!"

It's not you. Jim Gaffigan described it as "the smell of bread baked in a dirty dishwasher". Apt.

I'm putting the finishing touches on Expert Witness: Fortified Wine as we speak

Also with Matthau - Charley Varrick. Great little crime flick that I thought, until just now, was based on an Elmore Leonard novel.

The "square in glasses" is the guy who actually did all the most dangerous driving in the film. He also did the driving in the French Connection (which he also appears in as the FBI guy who hates Popeye).

And look where that got us. Other series can do whatever they want, but Bond needs to be about the fantasy. He can be dark, but not gritty. I want him going to the places I would be escorted out of, not running through the slums of Rio.

I won't disagree about Rockford, except to say that I always get extra excited when I see Stuart Margolin's name in the opening credits.

I was trying to think of shows where the lead isn't the best character and AD was the first thing that came to mind. I liked Michael and I thought he had some great moments but he takes a backseat to GOB and Tobias, at least.

Full name is Jesus Albert Fucking-Christ. Mary's maiden name was more than a little ironic.

That's started recently for me; I realize I'm dreaming and say fuck it. It's pretty awesome.

Inspired by the trailer, I'm listening to It on Audible. I never read it before. King was getting paid by the word at this point, I guess? Stephen Weber's doing a great job with the reading though.

"Call me Ishmael…LOL JK"